It may be a little known fact that most pest control professionals in the IPM industry come from diverse backgrounds. In fact, many IPM professionals come from different academic backgrounds and careers altogether. Having gotten his start in the IT field as a programmer, host and integrated pest control management professional Franklin ‘The Pestgeek’ Hernandez…
You are well aware that standing water is the number one breeding spot for mosquitoes if you are an integrated pest management professional,. Mosquitoes breed by laying eggs in stagnant water. Mosquito larvae thrive in standing water, the larvae require only minimal amounts of water. In fact, something as small as a puddle of water…
Over the past year, a lot of things have changed at the Pest Geek Podcast. Since our last ‘Blue Chair Chronicles’, on all fronts, we have faced all kinds of challenges that have led us to reassess, refocus and address those changes with clarity and resilience. In today’s video, we present another episode of the…
Regardless of how much spraying, baiting, placing In2care traps or Inzecto traps we do, mosquito control will not be attainable if water is accumulating elsewhere on the property. On today’s episode of the Pestgeek podcast, as we follow up on a mosquito control program for a client, we come across the unfortunate sight of stagnant…
It may come as a surprise to many that the majority of pest control professionals come from all walks of life? In fact, many pest management professionals come from a diverse background that ranges from teachers to I.T. professionals, wrestlers and so on. On today’s episode of The Pestgeek Podcast, guest Fred Estopier discusses his…
This lawn has always been healthy. Suddenly, it started showing severe signs of draught stress since we serviced it prior to our last visit . A significant number of draught patches were visible in several areas of this lawn. So our first step was to initiate a thorough inspection of the lawn irrigation system which…
Does starting a holistic pest control business sound like something you would like to do? What does a tailgate have to do with pest control? On today’s Pestgeek Podcast, holistic pest control management specialist Franklin ‘The Pestgeek’ Hernandez hears Fred Estopier’s amusing story about how a missing tailgate on his Dodge Tacoma led him to…
We service the lawn every 2 months. The last time we were here, the lawn looked great. This time, it has severe draught problems, why? On today’s edition of the Pestgeek Podcast, host and holistic pest control management specialist Franklin ‘The Pestgeek’ gives us a rundown on a major draught problem with a client’s lawn…
Before starting this consultation, guest Fred Estopier discusses how watching many of our videos and posts have helped to shape his views in terms of how to start a holistic pest control business. In today’s video, this holistic pest management business consultation starts off with a personal testimonial of how a new mindset has been…
So what does it take to run a successful IPM business? Are you thinking about getting into the holistic pest control business? There is plenty of room to get into the holistic pest control business. In fact, the Bureau of Labor reports that currently there are only 83,000 pest technicians in the country.On today’s edition,…